enigmaticadj.

Brit.

/ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛnɪɡˈmædɪk/

Etymology: < late Latin aenigmaticus, < aenigmat- stem of aenigma (see enigma n.). Compare French énigmatique. N.E.D. (1891) gives the pronunciation as (īnigmæ·tik) /iːnɪɡˈmætɪk/.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an enigma, containing or resembling an enigma: ambiguous, obscure, perplexing. Of persons: Mysterious; baffling conjecture as to character, sentiments, identity, or history.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

higheOE

dighela1000

deepc1000

darkOE

starkOE

dusk?c1225

subtle1340

dimc1350

subtilea1393

covert1393

mystica1398

murka1400

cloudyc1400

hard?c1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

diffuse1430

abstractc1450

diffused?1456

exquisitec1460

obnubilous?a1475

obscure?a1475

covered1484

intricate?a1500

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perplexeda1500

difficilea1513

difficult1530

privy1532

smoky1533

secret1535

abstruse?1549

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darksome1574

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enigmatical1576

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mysteriousa1586

Delphic1598

obfuscatea1600

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Delphicala1603

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confused1611

questionable1611

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recondite1619

cryptic1620

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Delphian1625

oraculous1625

enigmatic1628

recluse1629

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undilucidated1635

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benighted1647

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obnubilated1658

obscurative1664

tenebrose1677

hyperbyssal1691

condite1695

diffusive1709

profound1710

tenebricose1730

oracular1749

opaque1761

unenlightening1768

darkling1795

offuscating1798

unrecognizable1817

tough1820

abstrusive1848

obscurant1878

out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvii. sig. N4 These fruitlesse and ænigmatique questions, are bones the Deuill hath cast among vs.

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche ix. liii. 141 An ænigmatick Foe, whose Ammunition Is nothing else but Want of all Provision.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. ii. 11 Plato's usual way [was]..to wrap up those Jewish Traditions in..enigmatic Parables.

1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 455 Being excessively reserved withal, he becomes not a little enigmatic.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxxiv. 356 He saw the figure of the enigmatic Jew.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	enigmatic
释义	enigmaticadj. Brit. /ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛnɪɡˈmædɪk/ Etymology: < late Latin aenigmaticus, < aenigmat- stem of aenigma (see enigma n.). Compare French énigmatique. N.E.D. (1891) gives the pronunciation as (īnigmæ·tik) /iːnɪɡˈmætɪk/. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an enigma, containing or resembling an enigma: ambiguous, obscure, perplexing. Of persons: Mysterious; baffling conjecture as to character, sentiments, identity, or history. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvii. sig. N4 These fruitlesse and ænigmatique questions, are bones the Deuill hath cast among vs. 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche ix. liii. 141 An ænigmatick Foe, whose Ammunition Is nothing else but Want of all Provision. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. ii. 11 Plato's usual way [was]..to wrap up those Jewish Traditions in..enigmatic Parables. 1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 455 Being excessively reserved withal, he becomes not a little enigmatic. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxxiv. 356 He saw the figure of the enigmatic Jew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1628
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